How BGP Hijacks Can Redirect the Internet Without Anyone Noticing

Border Gateway Protocol is the glue that holds the internet together, but it was designed for trust, not security. In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into BGP hijacking — how a single misconfigured or malicious announcement can reroute global traffic, redirect email, or even steal cryptocurrency. They walk through the 2008 Pakistan YouTube incident, the 2018 AWS route leak, and the mechanics behind the recent BGP attacks targeting crypto exchanges in early 2026. Along the way, they explain RPKI (Resource Public Key Infrastructure) and why only about 40 percent of networks have deployed it. Listeners will come away understanding why internet routing is still held together by trust, and what's being done about it — including the new MANRS initiative and mandatory RPKI proposals at the FCC. A specific, grounded look at one of the internet's most quietly dangerous vulnerabilities. #BGP #BGP-Hijacking #Internet-Routing #Network-Security #RPKI #MANRS #Border-Gateway-Protocol #Cyber-Attacks #Route-Leaks #Network-Engineering #Infrastructure-Vulnerability #Crypto-Exchanges #Pakistan-YouTube #AWS-Route-Leak #FCC #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo